Ben Elton - books like Stark and This Other Eden come to mind. Also Orson
Scott Card (Ender's Game, etc) and, of course, William Gibson...
Jenni
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From: "Jason Wye" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Fiction authors at Cheltenham Science Festival
> Clare,
>
> Any of the Star Trek scriptwriters and/or their science 'consultant'?
>
> Jason.
>
> At 15:34 19/01/2004 +0000, you wrote:
> >We are planning an event at the Science Festival in June on science
writing.
> >Apart from Philip Pullman, if anyone can recommend fiction authors
> >(preferable well known and not necessarily science fiction) who include
> >science within their work, I would be grateful for your help...
> >
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >
> > > Clare Reddington
> > > Festival Organiser
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